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Peja Stojaković
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Serbian-Greek basketball player
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Predrag Peja Stojaković is a male basketball player born on June 9, 1977, in Požega. He holds citizenship in Serbia, the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Serbia and Montenegro, and Greece. Stojaković played the small forward position in the National Basketball Association and for teams including the Toronto Raptors, KK Crvena zvezda, New Orleans Pelicans, and P.A.O.K. B.C. He was drafted by the Sacramento Kings and competed for the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Serbia and Montenegro, and Yugoslavia.
His professional career spanned from 1992 to 2011. Stojaković participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics, the 2002 FIBA World Championship, EuroBasket 1999, and EuroBasket 2001. He speaks Modern Greek, Serbian, and English. He has been inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame.
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Key facts
- 2006
- Indiana Pacers
- 2011
- Dallas Mavericks
- Born
- ( 1977-06-09 ) 9 June 1977 (age 48) , Slavonska Požega , SR Croatia , SFR Yugoslavia
- Nationality
- Serbian
- Listed height
- 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
- Listed weight
- 229 lb (104 kg)
- Nba draft
- 1996 : 1st round, 14th overall pick
- Drafted by
- Sacramento Kings
- Playing career
- 1992–2011
- Position
- Small forward
- Number
- 8, 16
- 1992 1993
- Crvena zvezda
- 1993 1998
- PAOK
- 1998 2006
- Sacramento Kings
- 2006 2010
- New Orleans Pelicans
- 2010 2011
- Toronto Raptors
- Points
- 13,647 (17.0 ppg)
- Rebounds
- 3,782 (4.7 rpg)
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Basketball
- Position
- Small Forward
- Nationality
- Serbia
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Predrag
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Greece
- Place of birth
- Požega
- Occupation
- basketball player
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- FIBA Hall of Fame
- Participant in
- EuroBasket 2003
- Sport
- basketball
- Member of team
- Indiana Pacers
- Position played
- small forward
- Country for sport
- Yugoslavia
- Mass
- 100
- Image
- Peja Stojakovic Mavs cropped.jpg
- Height
- 206
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- Commons category
- Predrag Stojaković
- date of birth
- 1977-06-09
- drafted by
- Sacramento Kings
- end of work period
- 2011-00-00
- start of work period
- 1992-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Predrag Stojaković (Serbian Cyrillic: Предраг Стојаковић, pronounced [ˌprêdraːɡ ˈstôjaːkoʋit͜ɕ]; born 9 June 1977), known by his nickname Peja (Peđa, Пеђа, pronounced [ˈpêd͡ʑa]), is a Serbian former professional basketball player and basketball executive. Stojaković played for five teams in an NBA career that spanned from 1998 to 2011. Standing at 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m), he played mostly as a small forward. Stojaković starred for the Sacramento Kings in the 2000s and was named an NBA All-Star three times during his Kings tenure. He is regarded as one of the greatest shooters in NBA history, having made 1,760 three-point field goals in his career; this total ranked fourth all-time upon his retirement from the NBA. Stojaković won an NBA championship with the Dallas Mavericks in 2011.
After starting in Crvena zvezda and while playing for PAOK, Stojaković was drafted 14th overall by the Sacramento Kings in the 1996 NBA draft. In the NBA, he had a breakthrough season in 2000–01, averaging 20.4 points and 5.8 rebounds while shooting .400 from three-point range in his first season as a starter. He finished second in voting for the 2001 Most Improved Player Award. A three-time All-Star and a member of the 2004 All-NBA Second Team, Stojaković enjoyed success with the Kings, reaching the 2002 Western Conference Finals. He also played for the Indiana Pacers, New Orleans Hornets and Toronto Raptors. Stojaković ended his NBA career in 2011 as a member of the Dallas Mavericks. He won the NBA Three-Point Contest two times during the All-Star Weekend competitions.
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